Senate Bill S3903A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Implements a cost estimation model for child care

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S3903 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7468
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§410-x & 410-z, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9900
2017-2018: A290
2019-2020: S7773, A580
2023-2024: S3355, S9715, A1885

2021-S3903 - Summary

Requires the office of children and family services to utilize a cost estimation model when determining the actual cost providers incur when providing child care; requires the office to prepare a report detailing such.

2021-S3903 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3903 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3903
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  implementing  a
   cost estimation model for child care
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 5, 6, 7 and 8 of section 410-x of  the  social
 services  law are renumbered subdivisions 6, 7, 8 and 9 and a new subdi-
 vision 5 is added to read as follows:
   5. (A) FOR EACH GROUP FOR WHICH THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES DETERMINES A SEPARATE PAYMENT RATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR
 OF  THIS SECTION, AND AT THE SAME FREQUENCY, SUCH OFFICE SHALL UTILIZE A
 COST ESTIMATION MODEL TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COST PROVIDERS INCUR  WHEN
 PROVIDING  CHILD CARE. THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL IDENTIFY AND TAKE
 INTO ACCOUNT COST DRIVERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  EMPLOYEE  SALARY
 AND  BENEFITS,  ENROLLMENT  LEVELS,  FACILITY  COSTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH
 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.  WHERE A QUALITY RATING SYSTEM OR
 ANY QUALITY INDICATORS ARE BEING UTILIZED,  THE  COST  ESTIMATION  MODEL
 SHALL  ALSO  TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT  THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES AT EACH
 LEVEL OF QUALITY.
   (B) IN DEVELOPING  SUCH  MODEL  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES  SHALL CONSULT WITH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 REPRESENTATIVES OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES, CHILD CARE
 PROVIDERS AND ANY STATE ADVISORY  COUNCIL  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  42
 U.S.C.S. § 9831 ET. SEQ., AS AMENDED. THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL BE
 STATISTICALLY  VALID,  USING  COMPLETE  AND  CURRENT  DATA  AND RIGOROUS
 COLLECTION METHODS.
   § 2. Section 410-z of the social services law, as added by section  52
 of  part  B  of  chapter  436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07970-01-1
              

2021-S3903A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7468
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§410-x & 410-z, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9900
2017-2018: A290
2019-2020: S7773, A580
2023-2024: S3355, S9715, A1885

2021-S3903A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of children and family services to utilize a cost estimation model when determining the actual cost providers incur when providing child care; requires the office to prepare a report detailing such.

2021-S3903A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3903A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3903--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
   recommitted  to  the  Committee on Children and Families in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing a
   cost estimation model for child care
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  410-x  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
   5-A. (A) FOR EACH GROUP FOR WHICH THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES DETERMINES A SEPARATE PAYMENT RATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR
 OF  THIS SECTION, AND AT THE SAME FREQUENCY, SUCH OFFICE SHALL UTILIZE A
 COST ESTIMATION MODEL TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL COST PROVIDERS INCUR  WHEN
 PROVIDING  CHILD CARE. THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL IDENTIFY AND TAKE
 INTO ACCOUNT COST DRIVERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  EMPLOYEE  SALARY
 AND  BENEFITS,  ENROLLMENT  LEVELS,  FACILITY  COSTS AND COMPLIANCE WITH
 STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.  WHERE A QUALITY RATING SYSTEM OR
 ANY QUALITY INDICATORS ARE BEING UTILIZED,  THE  COST  ESTIMATION  MODEL
 SHALL  ALSO  TAKE  INTO  ACCOUNT  THE COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES AT EACH
 LEVEL OF QUALITY.
   (B) IN DEVELOPING  SUCH  MODEL  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES  SHALL CONSULT WITH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 REPRESENTATIVES OF CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES, CHILD CARE
 PROVIDERS AND ANY STATE ADVISORY  COUNCIL  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  42
 U.S.C.S. § 9831 ET. SEQ., AS AMENDED. THE COST ESTIMATION MODEL SHALL BE
 STATISTICALLY  VALID,  USING  COMPLETE  AND  CURRENT  DATA  AND RIGOROUS
 COLLECTION METHODS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07970-03-2
 S. 3903--A                          2
 
              

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